A CHINESE ANHUA-DECORATED BLUE GLAZED BOWL FROM THE HATCHER CARGO

C.1640

Incised to the exterior with two dragons pursuing a flaming pearl of wisdom amongst cloud scrolls, decorated with a deep blue glaze, the base unglazed, 18.2cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Anthony Du Boulay.

Cf. S Pierson & A Barnes, A Collector's Vision: Ceramics for the Qianlong Emperor, p.99, no.86, where a related bowl of similar decoration is illustrated.